Our tatties are not in yet, soil in Yorkshire is still cold about 6inches down, some parts the snow has just gone. Onion sets should be ok if you put them in now, we have ours in cell trays till the soil is a bit better. I think they should all be in by the end of the week though.
6 to 8 inch is recommended, I usually dig the depth of my spade,then place sheep pellets in the bottom,put a light covering of soil over,plant the potatoes and then 2 inch of soil on top,wait for the tips to show through and then cover back to level ground.
My potatoes were planted in Corwall last week-end, all in containers. Have been given some fleece sacks to put over them in the vain hope they will keep the blight off them.
Some of the seed potatoes had baby spuds forming on their tops so decided to chance it and get them in. It was very wet last week but dryer now.
I am trying to grow potatoes for the first time this year. I planted chitted potatoes (main crop) in a potatoe grown bag probably 3 weeks ago (am based in South Wales) do you think I put them out too early or am is too early for any shoots to show? Sorry if these are silly questions!
The potatoes should be alright. It will depend on how deep you planted the seed potaoes as to whether the shoots should be through or not. Do not wish them on too quickly. If you have a frost forecast, and the shoots are through, cover them with newspaper or fleece as they are very frost tender. Being scorched by frost will put back their croppingbn time.
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is it too late to put onion sets in the ground.I am very new to growing veggies
Leonette
Main crop went in today.
I'm in South Hampshire and all mine went in on 7th April.
Planning on putting mine in 2day(maris peers) is there an optimum depth they should go in at? thanks
6 to 8 inch is recommended, I usually dig the depth of my spade,then place sheep pellets in the bottom,put a light covering of soil over,plant the potatoes and then 2 inch of soil on top,wait for the tips to show through and then cover back to level ground.
After that it's a case of earthing up as needed.
My potatoes were planted in Corwall last week-end, all in containers. Have been given some fleece sacks to put over them in the vain hope they will keep the blight off them.
Some of the seed potatoes had baby spuds forming on their tops so decided to chance it and get them in. It was very wet last week but dryer now.
The potatoes should be alright. It will depend on how deep you planted the seed potaoes as to whether the shoots should be through or not. Do not wish them on too quickly. If you have a frost forecast, and the shoots are through, cover them with newspaper or fleece as they are very frost tender. Being scorched by frost will put back their croppingbn time.
Second earlies going in containers this evening. Kestrel - as they're recommended as blight tolerant and slug resistant.